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After tests found worrisome levels of arsenic in American rice last fall, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would test 1,000 additional samples by the end of the year and issue recommendations "promptly. " Nearly 10 months later, the agency has not released the new test results or offered guidelines for consumers. Concerned about the delay, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, sent separate letters Tuesday to the FDA asking officials to step up the pace.

Mary Nisi, of Chicago, exercises regularly, between yoga, Pilates and tennis, but she worries about not drinking enough water. "I can get behind it if it's Evian and it's always with me," said the owner of a wedding DJ business. "But I'd really rather have herbal tea. " Nisi is not alone, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Forty-three percent of adults drink less than four cups of water a day. That includes 36 percent who drink one to three cups, and 7 percent who drink none.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media, which is doctor-speak for an ear infection. An ear infection is one of the most common maladies of early childhood and also one of the most common reasons antibiotics are prescribed. Guidelines from 2004 recommended that pediatricians use "watchful waiting" before prescribing antibiotics for an ear infection in some children. The new guidelines for treating ear infections with oral antibiotics are more specific and further clarify which are the best children to observe and those that should be treated right away.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at suspicious groups rather than individuals. But the drone guidelines announced by President Barack Obama on Thursday still include vague language and loopholes that officials could use to conduct more expansive operations. The new rules, part of Obama's attempts to pull back from what he called "perpetual war-footing" against terrorism, came in a "Presidential Policy Guidance" he signed this week.

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he directed Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of Department of Justice guidelines for investigations that involve journalists and report back by early July. Obama has come under criticism for his administration's pursuit of journalists who have reported leaked material. In recent weeks, it emerged that the Justice Department seized Associated Press phone records as part of a probe into leaks about a 2012 Yemen-based plot to bomb a U.S. airliner and that Fox News correspondent James Rosen had been named a "co-conspirator" in a federal leaks probe involving his reporting on North Korea.

Not to dis Mickey Mouse, but Big Ten officials know their fans don't want to go to Orlando every year. Or Tampa. Or Houston. There is one exception. "Pasadena," Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said. So to combat the bowl fatigue that affects coaches, players and customers, the Big Ten will adopt a new policy. Rather than allowing bowls to make selections with little input from the conference, they will have strict guidelines beginning with the 2014 season. "Our goal is to keep the games fresh and create the best possible lineup," Commissioner Jim Delany said Wednesday during conference meetings in Chicago.

The IHSA Board of Directors approved changed to IHSA Policy 13, "which governs the regulations for safety and heat acclimatization for preseason football practices," on Wednesday. "This policy is the result of a collaborative effort between the IHSA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and the Football Advisory Committee," said SMAC committee member and University of Illinois Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery Dr. Preston M. Wolin. "These guidelines are based on the most recent scientific evidence, as well as the expertise of the coaches who will help implement them.